Even now, HL & HL2 remain my favourite pure FPS (that is, no inventory, no stats, no stealth etc). Don't know why, since there are many more "advanced" FPS in the market, in terms of graphics, story telling etc. Maybe it's nostalgia? Maybe it's that atmosphere that I can't find anywhere else. Of course I'm not saying that other FPS don't have great atmosphere but somehow, HL ticks all the right boxes for me.

I revisited HL2 recently, after having played the excellent Black Mesa, and the game hasn't aged a bit for me; the gameplay remains great, the weapons are satisfying, graphics/ sound still deliver, the dystopian setting is great, I got immersed in the first 5 minutes of playing it.

Anyway, let's see if this 'news' prove true or just plain Valve marketing.